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M.F.Smith
1976
JOURNAL
Russell Reservation, Contra Costa Co., Calif.
Mar.29
Set 41-80 in chaparral and oaks East of Observatory,
41-60 in chamise+ mint
61-80 along edge of chaparral-oak border
Set 91-100 and 101-120 in grass oaks N of Obso.
(91-100) across grass above weather station,
under live oaks and down over hill to edge of chaparral.
(101-120) across grass below other lines,
into oaks+ baccharis, and down along
edge of chaparral on S side of patch.
Finished there at 4:30 pm.
Mar.30
Got to Russell at 8:10am. Checked traps near
Garbage dump;
toe clip #
saved for tissues
live
Trap 71 Peromyscus californicus
at base of moist hillside 8 meters from garbage dump
herbs 20%, leaf litter 60% at <10cm
blackberry bushes, shrub+vines <150cm 60% cover
nearest tree 3 meters Live oak 25cm. diam,
Trap 77 P.trueri ♀ adult
1
under stump of buckeye 20cm in diam. in moist canyon
5 meters from edge of chaparral patch
herbs+ferns 50%, dirt 30%, leaf litter 20% at ground
vines 10% canopy 95%
Trap 61 P. truei ♂ juv. halfway molted
2
under Baccharis, 3 meters high
at edge of chaparral
Baccharis 70%, mint 20%, vines 10% canopy 0%